The first application of the Safran Hybrid-Electric Propulsion System (HEPS), the Bell Nexus, is officially unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The propulsion solution of this multi-rotor vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is capable of producing more than 600 kWe power. During ground tests last June the system produced 100 […]
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International Airlines Group traffic in December 2018 increased by 8.8% versus 2017, while Group capacity rose by 9.4%. Group load factor was 80.4%, compared to 80.8% in December 2017. In 2018 IAG carried almost 113 million passengers, which is over 8 million more than in 2017.
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Southwest Airlines has reported its December 2018 preliminary traffic statistics. The Company flew 11.1 billion revenue passenger miles in December 2018, an increase of 3.3% from December 2017. Capacity increased 5.4% in December 2018 and the load factor was 81.6%, compared with 83.3% in December 2017.
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Effective January 1, 2019, Bruno Bergoend has been appointed Senior Vice President, Airbus and ATR Programs at Safran and Vice President, Public Affairs for the Occitanie region of France. He succeeds André Guiraud, who has retired, and reports to Stéphane Abrial, Senior Executive Vice President, International and Public Affairs. Bruno Bergoend is now responsible for
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Atlas Air has expanded its strategic agreement with Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) to add three NCA-owned Boeing 747-400 Freighters to the existing operation, bringing the total number of 747-400Fs operated on behalf of NCA to five. The incremental aircraft will be operated on key routes across the fast-growing transpacific market, and are scheduled to enter
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Woodward has reported financial results for its fiscal year 2018 and fourth quarter ending September 30, 2018. Net sales were US$719 million for the fourth quarter of 2018, an increase of 19% from the fourth quarter of last year. Organic net sales, which exclude sales of US$78 million attributable to the acquired L’Orange business, were
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Pratt & Whitney’s Singapore engine center, Eagle Services Asia (ESA), a member in the global network of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities that service Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines, has inducted its first PW1100G-JM engine for overhaul. Eagle Services Asia is a joint venture between SIA Engineering Company and Pratt & Whitney. “The Singapore
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ATR and Aurigny have confirmed the acquisition of three ATR 72-600 aircraft, following approval from the States of Guernsey and after the initial signature of a Letter of Intention at the Farnborough Airshow, in July 2018. The first aircraft will be delivered in August 2019 and all three will be equipped with the new ClearVision™
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After three years of development and expansion work at Frequentis Comsoft, a major software company in the Frequentis Group for air traffic management (ATM) and defence domains, Gerald Enzinger hands over the management agenda to former Austro Control Chief Operating Officer (COO), Thomas Hoffmann. Thomas Hoffmann, an air traffic control professional with a broad background
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Air Lease Corporation has announced an update on activity taking place in the fourth quarter of 2018: As of December 31, 2018, ALC’s fleet was comprised of 275 owned aircraft and 61 managed aircraft, with commitments to acquire a total of 372 new aircraft for delivery through 2024. ALC has delivered 12 new aircraft including
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